AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Classical conditioning in therapies Exposure therapies are often used for anxiety disorders and phobias. The person is exposed to what they fear. Over time they’re conditioned to no longer fear it. Aversion therapy aims to stop a harmful behavior by replacing a positive response with a negative response.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pioneered by Wolpe (1961), systematic desensitization was among the earliest behavioral treatments studies for PTSD. It involves pairing imaginal exposure with relaxation, so that the anxiety elicited by the confrontation with the feared stimuli is inhibited by relaxation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Systematic desensitization is a type of exposure therapy based on the principle of classical conditioning. It was developed by Wolpe during the 1950s. This therapy aims to remove the fear response of a phobia, and substitute a relaxation response to the conditional stimulus gradually using counter-conditioning.

Detailed explanation-4: -Exposure therapy is thought to help in several ways, including: Habituation: Over time, people find that their reactions to feared objects or situations decrease. Extinction: Exposure can help weaken previously learned associations between feared objects, activities or situations and bad outcomes.